This week, Matt Rossi and Joe Perez explore the departure of many Blizzard developers over the past few years and what surprising new ventures they have announced, plus the secret structure of Exile's Reach and the lore behind Allied Races.

So, if you're like me, you've been watching the Diablo Immortal process over the past two years with mingled trepidation and confusion.

We now know it's about a month to World of Warcraft's next expansion, Shadowlands, barring any unforeseen complications this time around.

Azeroth, for all its fantastical locations and epic adventurers, is still a very dangerous world.

BlizzCon might not have happened this year, but that doesn't mean that there isn't a fresh crop of amazing looking World of Warcraft merchandise that you can get your hands on.

This week, former Blizzard Senior Vice President of Story & Franchise Development Chris Metzen announced the formation of Warchief Gaming -- previously a gaming club and now a development studio for tabletop games -- and on the same day, Critical Role announced the formation of Darrington Press, which will also be focusing on tabletop game development.

Since we finally know the release date (again) for Shadowlands, knowing when the raid will open is the other big question.

World of Warcraft patch 9.0.1 — the fabled "pre-expansion patch" — is now live on the PTR, bringing with it many Shadowlands features, including the Scourge-packed pre-expansion event, which we now know is going live November 10th.

World of Warcraft Shadowlands is currently in beta, and now has a release date of November 23, 2020.

That’s right, friendos, it’s Spooky Splatfest Season, and this weekend’s extra-long Splatfest is all about tricking. Or treating. It depends on which side you choose. This time — just like I did two years ago — I’m going with Team Trick. If we lose again, I’m gonna be so Yogg-dang peeved.

Okay, so I won’t be all that mad. Splatfests are fun, and these surprise bonus ones after the “final” Splatfest are always a… um… treat. Anyhow, let’s Queue as we think about our choices.